Apple has agreed to a $250 million payout to settle a class action claiming it misled buyers about the Apple Intelligence features on recent iPhones. If you bought an iPhone 16 model or an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025, you fall inside the proposed class and can expect between $25 and $95 per device once the claims process opens. The deal still needs a judge’s approval, and Apple denies any wrongdoing.
Which iPhones Qualify
The settlement class covers U.S. purchasers of specific models bought in a set window: June 10, 2024 through March 29, 2025. The eligible devices are:
- iPhone 16, iPhone 16e, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
Other iPhone models are not included. The class covers roughly 37 million devices in total.
How Much You Can Expect
Each eligible device carries a presumptive payment of $25. If fewer people file claims than expected, that amount rises on a pro-rata basis up to a cap of $95 per device. If claims exceed the available fund, payments are reduced proportionally.
The $250 million fund is non-reversionary, so no portion goes back to Apple regardless of how many claims come in. Any money left over after every claimant has hit the $95 cap would be paid to a court-approved charitable recipient. The fund also covers attorney fees and expenses as approved by the court, service awards to the named plaintiffs, and administration costs. Class counsel intends to ask the court to hold back 10 percent of its fee until the case is closed.
When and How to File
You cannot file yet. The claims process opens only after the court grants preliminary approval, and as of early June 2026 that approval was still pending. A dedicated settlement website is expected to launch several weeks after that ruling.
Verita Global LLC, the settlement administrator, will use customer data supplied by Apple to send email and postal notices to eligible buyers with instructions on how to submit a claim. Apple is required to hand over that customer information within five days of court approval. Once you receive your notice, you will have 90 days to file.
Payments are projected to go out within 60 days of final resolution, following a 45-day notice period. If the schedule holds, checks or deposits would arrive sometime after September 2026.
You do not need to take any action right now, and no legitimate site is currently accepting claims. Consumer advocates have warned against unofficial sites claiming to offer immediate payouts. Watch for a notice from Verita directly, or check the official settlement website once it is published.
What the Lawsuit Was About
The case, Landsheft v. Apple Inc. (Case No. 5:25-cv-02668), was filed in March 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by California resident Peter Landsheft, who paid about $1,153 for an iPhone 16 Pro Max in October 2024. He alleged Apple’s marketing promised a smarter, more personal Siri and a suite of AI tools branded “Apple Intelligence,” and that those features were either unavailable or far less capable than advertised when the phone shipped.
Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10, 2024, and marketed the iPhone 16, launched September 20, 2024, as “built from the ground up for Apple Intelligence.” A first wave of features arrived in October 2024 with iOS 18.1, and a second wave followed in December 2024. But the personalized Siri capabilities the plaintiffs pointed to, including on-screen awareness, personal context from emails and messages, and cross-app actions, never arrived on schedule. On March 7, 2025, an Apple spokesperson said, “It’s going to take us longer than we thought to deliver on these features.”
The complaint alleged Apple “fraudulently induced” consumers to buy specific iPhone models by promoting features that did not exist at the time of purchase, and sought damages for what it called an “unlawful price premium.”
Current Court Status
The proposed settlement was filed on May 5, 2026. A preliminary approval hearing is scheduled for June 17, 2026, before Judge Noël Wise in the Northern District of California. Because the court has not yet approved the deal, no notice has gone to class members and no deadlines for objections or opt-outs have been set.
Under the settlement agreement, class members will have 90 days after the notice date to object or exclude themselves, and a final approval hearing must take place at least 60 days after that deadline expires. Apple’s position, stated in the agreement, is that it “has at all times denied and continues to deny any and all alleged wrongdoing and liability.” The agreement bars either side from using the settlement as evidence of wrongdoing and requires any public statements to remain neutral.